DE102004018980A1 - Verfahren zur Steuerung eines Gerätes in einem Netzwerk verteilter Stationen sowie Netzwerkstation - Google Patents

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DE102004018980A1
DE102004018980A1 DE102004018980A DE102004018980A DE102004018980A1 DE 102004018980 A1 DE102004018980 A1 DE 102004018980A1 DE 102004018980 A DE102004018980 A DE 102004018980A DE 102004018980 A DE102004018980 A DE 102004018980A DE 102004018980 A1 DE102004018980 A1 DE 102004018980A1
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CN2005800117724A CN1943171B (zh) 2004-04-20 2005-04-14 用于控制分布式站的网络中的设备的方法和网络站
EP05716577A EP1738527B1 (en) 2004-04-20 2005-04-14 Method for controlling a device in a network of distributed stations, and network station
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JP2007508790A JP4896008B2 (ja) 2004-04-20 2005-04-14 分散されたステーションのネットワークにおいて装置を制御する方法及びネットワークステーション
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